The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1887-11-14
BRIEF JoTriNCs.


Cold and raw Saturday, but bright and fine
yesterday.
The winter time table of the Deering horse
cars went into effect yesterday.
There were 81 arrests last week, of which
81 were for drunkenness.
Large numbers of Christmas trees are
being cut in the State for shipment.
Tomorrow night Iyanhoe Lodge, K. of p,
will confer the Amplifed Third Rank on two
candidates.
From April 4th to April 18th, 1888, Bos-
worth Relief Corps will hold bazaar at City
Hall.
Officer Stevens seized two packages of
liquor Saturday night at the Boston & Maine
freight train.
Some one Saturday nightsto plush robe
from Mr.. Ii. B. Benefits carriage while it
was standing on Brown street.
The exports last week were 2,457 1928 feet
of lumber, 22,275 pickets and six barrels Of
spring water, all valued at $13209S.
Mrs. john A. Bellows's second reading
fromiBrowning's poems will be given at No.
6 Browns Block. at 400 p. M, tomorrow.
An arc light has been placed on Spruce
street, midway between Emery and Clark
streets.
Saturday evening the employees of the
Eureka Laundry presented Miss Nellie
German with an elegant birthday present.
1t is reported that John w. Hatch of this
city has been found drowned in Roche's
Pond, Moosehead
Mr.. Morey, the owner of the old-time
Crawford House, built in 1893, will make a
hotel of the building for summer tourists.
James P. Baxter, Esq, will deliver lee
ture on his travels in Europe this evening
(Monday) at Clark Memorial M. E church,
Woodfords, for the beneft-of the church
The Longfellow G. l.. S. C. will meet this
evening with Mrs. Warren w. Cole, No.
229 Cumberland street. Quotations from
Bryant.
While workmen were hosting the main
mast out Of the steamer Forest City, Satur.
day, the mast fell over, breaking the topmasi
and masthead.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. Tibbetts, 237 Fedora
street, were presented by their friends with
an elegant rocker Friday night, the occasion
of Mr.. Tibbetts's birthday.
Bosworth Relief Corps and their husband.
visited Mr.. and Mrs. w. S. Dunn Saturday
night and gave them a water set pickle jar
and china ware
The committee on laying out new streets
have laid out street on Long Island fcrty
feet wide, running from the wharves to An
drews' beach,
Tim Murphy, wanted for illegal trans.
portation Of liquor, was arrested by Officer
Newcomb Saturday night. Murphy seized
Newcomb's wrist, twisted and broke it, ran
and escaped.
Springfield Commandery, Knights Tenn
plar, of Springfield, Mass, have presented
st. Alban Commandery of this city with a
line photograph of both communicates, in
commemoration of their visit to this city last
September.
The steamer Port Royal, lately burned al
Jacksonville, Fla, was owned by Mr.. Lo-
renzo Taylor of this city, but he says the
machinery and other property was saved,
and his loss will not be heavy.
The Council of Administration, G. A. r..
of Maine will meet at the Falmouth Hotel
February sth, 1888. The State Encampment
will meet at Park Garden, February 9th, at
Up. M, and continue through the 10th, with
campfire the latter evening.
Today is the anniversary of the opening of
the Home for Aged Men, and in accordance
with the custom Of former years cordial in.
vitation is extended to the public to visit the
Institution during the afternoon and even
ing